The Operations Department maintains 28 facilities:

• 14 elementary schools (3 closed)
• 4 operations and transportation buildings
• 3 high schools
• 3 alternate schools
• 2 zone offices
• 1 international education center
• 1 teacherage
• 1 district board office

Custodians are assigned to a school or a facility.  The custodial programs include:

• Cleaning program
  • Standards and practices
  • Daily cleaning
  • Three major clean-ups (Christmas, spring break and summer)
• Solid waste program (waste bins)
• Recycle program
• Hazardous waste
• Integrated pest management

Maintenance personnel are assigned to a zone and responsible for a variety of maintenance including:

• Life safety maintenance (fire, sprinklers, etc)
• Security maintenance
• HVAC maintenance (boilers, furnaces, heat pumps, etc.)
• Plumbing maintenance
• Lighting maintenance
• Electrical maintenance (power, PA, etc.)
• Roof maintenance
• Vertical lift maintenance (elevator, lifts)
• Site maintenance (fencing, septic, parking lots, etc.)
• Fleet maintenance

There are 21 bus routes that transport roughly 1600 students daily.  

Transportation programs include:

• Student management (i.e. registration, student safety programs, buss pass system)
• Bus driving 
• Fleet management

View student transportation for information about bus routes, registration, and transportation assistance.

The goal is to reduce energy consumption in the District.  The Operations Department tracks monthly consumption and uses benchmarking to meet energy performance.  Annually, the District saves $200,000 through the energy management programs.

The District Health and Safety Officer is responsible for the general oversight of the district health and safety management program.  

The District Health and Safety Management Program includes:

• Leadership and organizational commitment (policy, committees)
• Hazard identification and assessment
• Safe work procedures (hazard control)
• Inspection of premises, equipment, workplaces, and work practices
• Qualifications, orientations, and training
• Emergency response plan
• Incident investigation
• Program administration

The School District is undergoing its review of the Long Range Facility Plan.  

As part of this process, the District received feedback as to the current status of our facilities, which has been incorporated into the plan.  For some background, the Ministry of Education provides approximately $1M annually to the District for maintenance of all schools and facilities.  

Attached is the draft plan for review and feedback. Please follow the link below to provide feedback.  The survey will remain open until October 4, 2024.

SURVEY